Biographies

Mr. James P. Snee serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He was President and Chief Executive Officer from October 31, 2016 to November 19, 2017, and President and Chief Operating Officer from October 26, 2015 to October 30, 2016. Mr. Snee was Group Vice President and President, Hormel Foods International Corporation from October 2012 to October 2015, Vice President and Senior Vice President, Hormel Foods International Corporation from October 2011 to October 2012, and Vice President, Affiliated Business Units from October 2008 to October 2011. In addition to his executive leadership experience, Mr. Snee brings broad sales, marketing, supply chain and international business expertise to the Board, as well as in-depth knowledge of the Company and food industry developed during his 28-year career with the Company.

Mr. James N. Sheehan serves as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of the Company. Mr. Sheehan began his career in 1978 as an accountant at the Fremont Plant. The same year, he moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and became the manager of data processing, billing and invoices. Two years later, he became the manager of general accounting and claims in Fort Dodge, and then moved to Algona, Iowa, to become the office manager. In 1986, he moved to Kenosha, Wis., in the role of office manager and then became the controller one year later. In 1988, he became the corporate credit manager at the Corporate Office, and in 1996, became the corporate manager of credit and claims. In 1998, he became the president of Hormel Financial Services and a year later became the treasurer. He assumed his current role in 2000.

Mr. Bill Newlands is appointed as Director of the Company with effective November 19, 2018. is appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer - Constellation Brands of the Company with effective March 1, 2019. Newlands joined Constellation in 2015 as EVP, chief growth officer. In 2016 his role expanded to include leadership of the Wine + Spirits Division. In 2017 he became the company’s chief operating officer, and in 2018 his role expanded to include president. Newlands previously served as president, North America at Beam, Inc. Under his leadership, Beam became one of the fastest growing companies in its category. Previous appointments include: president, Beam Spirits U.S. (2008-2010); president, Beam Wine Estates (2005-2007); president and CEO, Allied Domecq Wines USA (2002-2005); CEO and board director, wine.com (1999-2001); and managing director, U.S. and global marketing officer, LVMH Chandon Estates (1996 – 1999). He is a member of the board of directors of Canopy Growth Corporation. Newlands received a bachelor of science degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Glenn R. Leitch is Executive Vice President - Supply Chain of the Company. Mr. Leitch brings more than 35 years of experience in the food and commodity industries to this role with broad experience in the protein space, both domestically and internationally. He joined Jennie-O Turkey Store in 1996, and was promoted to senior vice president of the commodity-and-supply division at Jennie-O Turkey Store in 2001. In 2011, he was named general manager at Jennie-O Turkey Store before being promoted to president that same year. Leitch has been a leader in the food industry and has been involved in numerous organizations, associations and boards.

Ms. Lori J. Marco serves as Senior Vice President - External Affairs and General Counsel of the company. She will oversee law, corporate communications and legislative and regulatory affairs. She started her career at Hormel Foods in 2004 as a corporate attorney and was named senior attorney in 2007. Marco is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association and Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association.

Mr. Mark A. Coffey serves as Senior Vice President - Supply Chain and Manufacturing of Hormel Foods Corporation. Coffey started his career with Hormel Foods as a relief supervisor at the Ottumwa (Iowa) Plant in 1985. He held a variety of positions at several locations before moving to the Corporate Office (Austin, Minn.) in 1991 as product manufacturing manager for cured and smoked meats. Coffey was promoted to plant manager at the Houston (Texas) Plant in 1995 and held this position at Dold Foods (Wichita, Kan.), Osceola Foods (Iowa) and the Fremont (Neb.) Plant before being named plant manager of the Austin (Minn.) Plant in 2005. He was named vice president of affiliated businesses, Refrigerated Foods in 2011. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in business and systems management from Central College in Pella, Iowa, and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management Executive Program. Coffey serves on the board of directors of Applegate Farms, Jennie-O Turkey Store, CytoSport, Austin Area Foundation, Austin Country Club and Mayo Clinic Health Systems-Austin/Albert Lea.

Ms. Janet L. Hogan serves as Senior Vice President - Human Resources of the Company. Ms. Hogan brings more than 25 years of experience leading HR teams. Most recently, she has led global human resource organizations including ProQuest and OshKosh Corporation. Prior to her work at these companies, Hogan served as the vice president of human resources for five years at Harsco Corporation and spent almost 20 years at Monsanto Company.

Mr. Steve J. Lykken serves as Senior Vice President of the Company and President, Jennie-O Turkey Store, a subisadary Company of the Company. He became president of Applegate in 2016 after being appointed chief operating officer inAugust 2015. He is a 25-year veteran of Hormel Foods Corporation and was senior vice president of supply chain at Jennie-O Turkey Store prior to his appointment to Applegate's senior leadership team. Lykken began his career at Hormel Foods in 1992 in the Grocery Products segment, later leading trade management and marketing for Hormel Foods. He became senior vice president of the retail division of Jennie-O Turkey Store in 2003.

Dr. Kevin L. Myers Ph.D. serves as Vice President - Research & Development & Quality Control of the company. Dr. Myers came to Hormel Foods with 11 years of experience in the food industry, holding management positions in food technology, research science, and new product development. In 2001, he started with the company as a research scientist for fresh meat at research and development. He was promoted to development leader of fresh and processed meats in 2005, and a year later, was promoted to group manager of product development. In 2012, he assumed his current role as director of product and process development. Myers is a graduate of Iowa State University.

Ms. Jana L. Haynes serves as Vice President, Controller of the Company. Ms. Haynes joined Hormel Foods in 1994 as an accountant at the Austin Plant and subsequently served in several accounting manager positions in the Austin Plant, Fremont (Neb.), Rochelle (Ill.) Foods, and Osceola (Iowa) Food plants. In addition, she gained experience at Koch Industries as a business unit accounting manager from 1997-2000. In 2002, she became to manager of international and property tax at the Corporate Office (Austin, Minn.). Haynes assumed the role of director of taxes in 2007, and her current role in 2013.

Mr. Gary L. Jamison serves as Vice President, Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Jamison began his career as an accountant at the Fremont Plant in 1988. He moved to the Corporate Office the next year for a role as an internal auditor. In 1990, he moved back to the Fremont Plant and became the manager of production cost analysts and production costs. Over the next few years, he held several positions as a cost analyst and in 1997, he became a production manager and price administer in fresh pork at the Corporate Office. In 2000, he became the manager of expense analysis and control, and the next year became the manager of cost accounting for Refrigerated Foods. In 2003, he became the business unit controller for Specialty Foods and in 2006, the vice president of finance at Farmer John in Vernon, Calif. He assumed his current role in 2012.

Ms. Deanna T. Brady serves as Group Vice President and President - Consumer Product Sales of the Company. Ms. Brady was the Group Vice President - Foodservice of Hormel Foods Corp. In this position, Ms. Brady oversees all of Hormel Foods foodservice sales force. She began her career with Hormel Foods in September 1996 as a Foodservice Territory Manager in the Metro area, and over the ensuing years, held various foodservice sales positions across the United States. In June 2003, Brady was promoted to Foodservice Regional Manager in Los Angeles, Calif. In 2007, she was promoted to Vice President of Sales, Foodservice. She is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics and Food Administration, and is also a registered dietitian.

Mr. Thomas R. Day serves as Group Vice President - Refrigerated Foods of Hormel Foods Corp. Mr. Day is responsible for the sales and marketing of foodservice products within the United States. He joined Hormel Foods in 1981 on a relief assignment in Texas and was promoted to Territory Manager of Meat products later that year. In 1985, he was named Territory Manager of Foodservice, and in 1989 he became Manager of National Accounts for Foodservice. He served as Manager of National Accounts and Regional Manager beginning in 1992, and in 1994 was appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of Dubuque Foods. He was named Director of Sales for the Foodservice group in 1998, and Vice President Foodservice Sales 2000. He was promoted to his current position in 2007. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas, San Antonio, and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management Executive Program.

Mr. Jeff Frank is Vice President - Food Service Marketing of the Company. Frank began his career with Hormel Foods in 1998 as a meat products sales representative inSan Francisco, Calif.A year later, he transferred to the world headquarters and steadily progressed to the position of senior product manager in 2003. In 2005, he advanced to the position of director of retail marketing at the company's former business inLos Angeles, Calif., and was promoted to vice president of retail marketing in 2007. He transitioned to MegaMex Foods in 2009 as the vice president of marketing, and assumed his current role in 2013.

Mr. Luis G. Marconi serves as Group Vice President - Grocery Products of the company. He as Group Vice President for Grocery Products, Luis G. Marconi is responsible for the leadership and general direction of the company’s grocery business. Marconi began his career with Hormel Foods in 2000 as the manager of international sales and marketing in the international division. Prior to joining Hormel Foods Corporation, Marconi spent 9 years in several International Marketing responsibilities at The Quaker Oats Company. He advanced in 2006 to a senior role in the Grocery Products division as manager of international joint ventures. In 2009, when the MegaMex Foods joint venture was formed, Marconi was appointed managing director by the Board of Managers. He was named the vice president of Grocery Products marketing in 2012 and assumed his current role in 2016. Marconi graduated from Pontifical Xaverian University in Colombia with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering and received his Master of Business Administration degree from Icesi University. He is also a graduate of the University of Minnesota Carlson School Of Management Executive Program in Minneapolis.

Mr. James M. Splinter serves as Group Vice President - Corporate Strategy of the company. In this position, he is responsible for managing all brand building marketing activities, including the associated marketing budget and new product development activities. He also manages the profit and loss statement of the meat products division, develops a staff of marketing product managers and manages the brand assets of Hormel and Lloyd’s barbeque. He joined Dubuque Foods in 1984 and became product manager for retail sausage products in 1990. In 1995, he joined Hormel Foods as product manager for the meat products group in Austin, Minn., managing the marketing activities of the category’s brand – Hormel® pepperoni, which earned a Print Media Campaign award from Food and Beverage magazine. In 1997, he joined the grocery products division as group product manager for the recipe ingredient group and oversaw the brand revitalization efforts for the now 70-year-old SPAM brand. In 1999, he was promoted to senior vice president, sales and marketing of the retail division at Jennie-O Turkey Store. In 2003, he was promoted to his current position. He graduated from Loras College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business.

Mr. Larry L. Vorpahl serves as Group Vice President; President of Hormel Foods International Corporation of the Company. Mr. Vorpahl was President - Consumer Products Sales and oversees a sales force of approximately 300 people that services all formats of retail customers nationwide, selling both shelf stable grocery and refrigerated meat products. He joined Hormel Foods in 1986 as a sales merchandiser and later that year became a sales representative. He was promoted to associate product manager in 1987, product manager in 1990, senior product manager in 1993 and group product manager in 1995. He was promoted to director of marketing in 1996 and was named vice president of marketing in 1999. In 2003, he became vice president and general manager - grocery products, responsible for overseeing the company’s grocery products division. He was promoted to his current position in October 2005. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a comprehensive Marketing major. He is a graduate of several executive education programs, including the Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School, the Minnesota Executive Program at the Carlson School of Management at University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Management Institute at the Carlson School of Management at University of Minnesota.

Mr. David Weber is Vice President - Foodservice Sales of the Company. David Weber is vice president of marketing for the foodservice division at Hormel Foods. In this position, he is responsible for the overall development of advertising and brand positioning for the foodservice division. In this capacity, he develops and implements the division’s strategic plan, compiles the annual operating budget, supervises the activities of new product development and pricing, and monitors the latest industry trends to ensure Hormel Foods maintains its strong presence in the foodservice arena. Weber started his career with Hormel Foods in 1992 and has held several foodservice sales and product manager positions throughout the United States. In 2006, Weber was promoted to foodservice regional manager in Charlotte, N.C. Weber was named president of Burke Corporation, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods, in 2012. He assumed his current position in October 2015. Weber earned a degree in hotel and restaurant management from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Mr. Gary C. Bhojwani serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Bhojwani is President of CNO Financial Group, Inc., a provider of health and life insurance and retirement solutions, a position he has held since April 2016. He will become Chief Executive Officer of CNO Financial Group, Inc. effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Bhojwani was founder and Chief Executive Officer of GCB, LLC, an insurance and financial services consulting company, from April 2015 to April 2016. He was Chairman of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, a provider of retirement solutions, and a member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE from 2012 to January 1, 2015 and Chief Executive Officer of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America from 2007 to 2011. Mr. Bhojwani was President of Commercial Business, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company from 2004 to 2007, Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln General Insurance Company from 2002 to 2004, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Avalon Risk Management from 1998 to 2002, and President, Trade Insurance Services from 1995 to 1997. He is a member of the Board of Directors of CNO Financial Group, Inc., Carmel, Indiana, Allina Health System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Bhojwani brings extensive expertise in risk management, finance and consumer product marketing to the Board, as well as ongoing experience as the active President of a publicly held company whose stock is traded on the NYSE.

Mr. Terrell K. Crews serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corporation. Mr. Crews retired from Monsanto Company, an agricultural company, in 2009. He served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Vegetable Business CEO for Monsanto Company from 2007 to 2009, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Crews is a member of the Board of Directors of Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Chicago, Illinois, WestRock Company, Richmond, Virginia, Teays River Investments, LLC, Zionsville, Indiana, and Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis, Chesterfield, Missouri, and the Board of Trustees of Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee. Mr. Crews brings extensive expertise in finance and related functions to the Board, as well as significant knowledge of corporate development, agri-business and international operations.

Dr. Glenn S. Forbes, M.D. serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corporation since September 24, 2011. Dr. Forbes is retired Executive Board Chair, past CEO Mayo Clinic-Rochester, and Emeritus Physician, Mayo Clinic, having retired in 2012. He was Medical Director for Diversified Business Activities for Medical Imaging Services at Mayo Clinic from 2010 to 2012, Medical Director for State Government Affairs and Public Relations at Mayo Clinic from 2009 to 2010, and Chief Executive Officer, Mayo Clinic-Rochester from 2006 to 2009. Dr. Forbes was Professor of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine from 1990 to 2012, and Consultant in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Mayo Clinic from 1977 to 2012. He was a member of the Board of Trustees, Mayo Clinic from 2006 to 2009, and the Board of Governors, Mayo Clinic from 2003 to 2009, and Chair of the Executive Board, Mayo Clinic-Rochester from 2006 to 2009. He is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Radiology Foundation, Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Forbes brings executive leadership experience with a large Minnesota-based health care institution and extensive public policy and corporate governance expertise to the Board.

Mr. Stephen M. Lacy serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corporation since September 24, 2011. Mr. Lacy is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Meredith Corporation, a media and marketing company, a position he has held since 2010. He served Meredith Corporation as President and Chief Executive Officer starting in 2006, President and Chief Operating Officer starting in 2004, President, Publishing Group, and President, Interactive and Integrated Marketing Group, starting in 2000, and Chief Financial Officer starting in 1998. Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Directors of Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa, and Great Western Bancorp, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mr. Lacy brings extensive expertise in finance and consumer product marketing to the Board, as well as ongoing experience as the active Chief Executive Officer of a publicly held company whose stock is traded on the NYSE.

Dr. Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D. serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corporation. Dr. Murano has served Texas A&M University as Director of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture since 2014, Professor, Department of Animal Science, since 2001, and President Emerita since 2009. She was Interim Director of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture from 2012 to 2014, President of Texas A&M University from 2008 to 2009, and Vice Chancellor and Dean of Agriculture, Director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Murano was Undersecretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture from 2001 to 2004. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Food Safety Net Services, San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Murano brings preeminent food safety expertise and significant experience in agri-business and regulatory affairs to the Board.

Mr. Robert C. Nakasone serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corporation. Mr. Nakasone is Chief Executive Officer of NAK Enterprises, a family-owned investment and consulting business he has led since 2000. Mr. Nakasone was Chief Executive Officer, Toys “R” Us, Inc. from 1998 to 1999, President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1997, Vice Chairman from 1989 to 1993, and President U.S. Toy Stores from 1985 to 1988. Prior to 1985, he served in multiple senior executive capacities with the Jewel Companies, Inc., including Group Vice President and General Manager of the Jewel Food Stores Midwest Region. Mr. Nakasone is a member of the Board of Trustees of Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, the “V” Foundation For Cancer Research, Cary, North Carolina, and the Santa Barbara Foundation, Santa Barbara, California. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors of Staples, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts and retired from that Board in 2015. Mr. Nakasone brings extensive expertise in retail food product marketing and international business development to the Board, as well as experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a large publicly held company.

Ms. Susan K. Nestegard serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corporation. Ms. Nestegard is Advisor for True Wealth Ventures, a venture capital fund, a position she has held since July 2017. She was President, Global Healthcare Sector, of Ecolab Inc., a provider of cleaning and sanitizing products and services, from 2010 to 2012, Executive Vice President, Global Healthcare Sector, from 2008 to 2010, and Senior Vice President, Research, Development and Engineering, and Chief Technical Officer, from 2003 to 2008. Ms. Nestegard served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Major Laboratories, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from March 2014 to August 2014. She also has over 20 years of experience with 3M Company in product development, research and development, and business unit management. Ms. Nestegard was a member of the Board of Directors of American Capital, Ltd., Bethesda, Maryland, from June 2013 to January 2017. Ms. Nestegard brings significant expertise in food safety, research and development, foodservice, and international business to the Board.

Mr. Dakota A. Pippins serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corporation. Mr. Pippins has been President and Chief Executive Officer, Pippins Strategies, LLC, a marketing consulting company, since 2003. He served as Director of Urban Think Tank and Director of Planning for the Vigilante Division of Leo Burnett, USA, an advertising agency, from 1998 to 2003, Director of Management Institute at New York University from 1990 to 1995, and has been an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University since 1990. Prior experience includes various management positions at Citicorp, a banking company, General Foods Corporation, a food company, and Burrell Communications Group, a marketing company. Mr. Pippins brings to the Board in-depth expertise in consumer product marketing and corporate sustainability, developed both through professional work experience and academia.

Mr. Christopher J. Policinski serves as Independent Director of Hormel Foods Corp. Mr. Policinski is President and Chief Executive Officer of Land O’Lakes, Inc., a member-owned cooperative which produces and markets dairy-based food products and agricultural supplies, a position he has held since 2005. He served Land O’Lakes, Inc. as Chief Operating Officer of the Dairy Foods business unit starting in 1999, and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development starting in 1997. Prior experience includes various management positions at Kraft General Foods Corporation, a food company, Bristol Myers Squibb, a biopharmaceutical and consumer goods company, and Pillsbury Company, a food company. Mr. Policinski is a member of the Board of Directors of Xcel Energy, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, D.C., National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Washington, D.C., U. S. Global Leadership Campaign, Washington, D.C., and Catholic Relief Services, Baltimore, Maryland, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Minnesota Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Policinski brings extensive expertise in agri-business, consumer product marketing and corporate development to the Board, as well as ongoing experience as the active Chief Executive Officer of a large Minnesota-based company operating globally in the food industry.

Ms. Sally J. Smith serves as Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Smith is President and Chief Executive Officer of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., a restaurant company, a position she has held since 1996. She has announced her retirement from these positions on or before December 31, 2017. Ms. Smith served Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1996. She was Controller, from 1984 to 1987, and Chief Financial Officer, from 1987 to 1994, of Dahlberg, Inc., a manufacturer of hearing aids. Ms. Smith began her career with KPMG LLP, an international accounting and consulting firm. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Alerus Financial Corporation, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Allina Health System, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C. Ms. Smith was a member of the Board of Directors of Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1996 to June 2017. Ms. Smith brings extensive expertise in finance, corporate development and the foodservice industry to the Board, as well as experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a Minnesota-based publicly held company.

Mr. Steven A. White serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. White is President, Comcast West Division, of Comcast Corporation, an entertainment and communications company, a position he has held since 2009. He served Comcast as Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast California from 2007 to 2009 and as Regional Senior Vice President, Comcast Mid-South Region from 2002 to 2007. Mr. White was Regional Vice President of AT&T Broadband, LLC from 2000 to 2002 and Regional Vice President of Telecommunications, Inc. from 1997 to 2000. Prior experience includes various marketing positions with Colgate-Palmolive Company from 1991 to 1997. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Comcast Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. White brings significant expertise in digital commerce and consumer product marketing to the Board, as well as ongoing experience as the active President of a large business.

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